Description

The Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI) is an assessment tool used to measure an individual’s level of commitment to religion. This tool focuses on assessing the intensity and depth of an individual’s religious commitment, including the frequency and significance of religious practices and activities in their life.
The Religious Commitment Inventory typically evaluates:
Religious Commitment: The extent to which religious beliefs and practices are central to an individual’s life.
Religious Practices: The frequency of participation in religious ceremonies, prayers, and other religious activities.
Religious Engagement: The impact of religious beliefs on daily decisions and behaviors.

Goal

The main goals of the Religious Commitment Inventory are:
To measure the level of religious commitment: To provide a quantitative assessment of how significant religion is to the individual and how involved they are in it.
To evaluate religious practices and activities: To understand how religious practices influence individuals’ lives.
To analyze the relationship with other psychological variables: To examine how religious commitment is related to other variables, such as mental health and social well-being.
To support research and clinical applications: To provide data for the development and evaluation of programs related to religion and spirituality.

Analysis

The analysis of the results from the Religious Commitment Inventory includes:
Commitment Analysis: Examining the degree of commitment individuals have to religion through their participation in religious activities and the influence of religious beliefs on their lives.
Descriptive Statistical Analysis: Using descriptive statistics to present the results, such as means, variances, and percentages.
Correlation with Psychological and Social Variables: Examining the relationship between religious commitment and other psychological or social variables, such as mental well-being and social welfare.

Standardization

The standardization of the Religious Commitment Inventory includes:
Content Validity: Ensuring that the tool adequately covers all aspects of religious commitment it is intended to measure.
Internal Consistency: Assessing the consistency of the questions using reliability indices, such as Cronbach’s alpha.
Criterion Validity: Examining the relationship between the scale’s results and other relevant criteria or measurements to ensure validity.
Test-Retest Reliability: Assessing the stability of results over time or across different samples.

References

Allport, G. W. (1950). The Individual and His Religion: A Psychological Interpretation. Macmillan.
Glock, C. Y. (1962). On the Study of Religious Commitment. Harvard University Press.
Pargament, K. I. (1997). The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice. Guilford Press.
Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M. E., & Larson, D. B. (2001). Handbook of Religion and Health. Oxford University Press.
Hill, P. C., & Pargament, K. I. (2003). “Advances in the Conceptualization and Measurement of Religion and Spirituality.” American Psychologist, 58(1), 64-74.